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You Bet Your Life : the Burdens of Gambling.
We are a nation of gamblers: pari-mutuel wagering at horse tracks; blackjack in Las Vegas; the NCAA basketball office pool; even day trading on the internet. Gambling is both our national pastime and our predominant cultural metaphor -- play the field; beat the odds; take a chance on love. Yet gambl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington :
The University Press of Kentucky,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: A Roadmap Through a Minefield; 1. Seven Other Myths about Gambling; 2. Gambling and the Irrational; 3. The High-Profile Profile; 4. The Compulsion to Lose; 5. Gambling and Anxiety; 6. Gambling and Depression; 7. Gambling and Psychosis; 8. Filling the Void; 9. Gambling and the Brothers Barthelme; 10. Gambling and Personality Disorders; 11. Gambling and Addiction; 12. Dilemmas of Diagnosis and Treatment; Notes; Bibliography; Index.